Accounting

September 24, 2013 

Round one of Intuit’s Small Business Big Game campaign ended Monday, Sept. 23 with more than 10,000 small businesses advancing to the next round.

September 24, 2013 

A New Jersey judge slapped the Minnesota Vikings owners Monday with an order to pay $84.5 million in damages to former partners they defrauded in a decades-old real estate deal.

September 24, 2013 

Privately held companies are growing sales at an annual rate of less than 4 percent in 2013, according to financial statements, according to preliminary estimates in the latest Sageworks Private Company Report today, a quarterly update on the health and state of privately held U.S. companies.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

September 24, 2013 

The Rainmaker Alliances announced its 20th Annual SuperConference will be held May 28–30, 2014 at Disney World’s Contemporary Resort in Florida. The conference focuses on practice management and niche growth in the accounting industry.

September 23, 2013 

The New York-based forensic accounting and litigation support firm, Boucher Stickley Group (BSG), has merged with WTP Advisors, a global tax and business advisory firm. BSG is known for its pioneering systems used to perform complicated quantitative analysis related to controversy resolution.

September 23, 2013 

Non-store sales expected to climb 12.5 to 13 percent; Smartphone use to influence 8 percent of retail store sales

September 23, 2013 

Economic optimism among executive professional accountants at its highest level in two years: CPA Canada Business Monitor

September 23, 2013 

On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee released basic principles pertaining to the issue of Internet sales tax. To develop these principles, the Committee received input directly from taxpayers, industry and trade groups, and representatives of state and local governments.

September 23, 2013 

The Advisory Board has announced Gale Crosley is the recipient of the 2014 Hall of Fame Award, which will be presented at the 2014 Winning-is-Everything conference.

September 20, 2013 

Thomson Reuters announced the release of a new audit tool onto its online platform Thomson Reuters Checkpoint. PPC’s SMART Practice Aids – Audit Essential provides audit professionals with the essential tools and functionality needed to conduct audit engagements.

September 19, 2013 

More than three years after the recession ended, most households are earning less than they did before it began. In fact, most households had less inflation-adjusted income last year than before the 1990-1991 recession.

September 19, 2013 

A recent survey by the National Society of Accountants reveals that less than a third (28%) of firms have a succession plan. Practitioners should think about succession planning as early as possible and draw up a plan to transition client relationships to an internal successor or an outside firm.

Isaac M. O'Bannon